Luke 2:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

New Living Translation
Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

English Standard Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

Berean Study Bible
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

New American Standard Bible
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army of angels praising God and saying,

NASB 1995
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

NASB 1977
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Amplified Bible
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host (angelic army) praising God and saying,

Christian Standard Bible
Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:

Good News Translation
Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Suddenly, a large army of angels appeared with the angel. They were praising God by saying,

International Standard Version
Suddenly, a multitude of the Heavenly Army appeared with the angel, praising God by saying,

NET Bible
Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

New King James Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

King James 2000 Bible
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

New Heart English Bible
Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

World English Bible
Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

American King James Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

American Standard Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

A Faithful Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Darby Bible Translation
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

English Revised Version
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praising God, and saying,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And straightway, there was with the Angel, a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praysyng God, and saying.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And straight waye there was by the angell a multitude of heauenly hoostes, which praysed God, and sayde:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And streight waye ther was with the angell a multitude of hevenly sowdiers laudynge God and sayinge:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Berean Literal Bible
And suddenly there came with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

Young's Literal Translation
And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Smith's Literal Translation
And suddenly was there a multitude with the messenger of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

Literal Emphasis Translation
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And suddenly, the great armies of Heaven appeared with the Angel, while shouting praises to God, and they were saying:

Lamsa Bible
And suddenly there appeared with the angel, many hosts of heaven, praising God, and saying,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying:

Godbey New Testament
And immediately a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying;

Haweis New Testament
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Mace New Testament
All of a sudden an army of celestial beings join'd the angel, singing praises to God, and saying,

Weymouth New Testament
And immediately there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising God and saying,

Worrell New Testament
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Worsley New Testament
And on a sudden there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,
















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